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Serial mouse has disappeared [djb]
I have a Windows XP Pro edition, with SP2 et. al. I have a Mitsumi
Electronics mouse. I have an AMD K6 processor. Problem: I had to shutdown the computer improperly because of a rare hang up. Upon rebooting the mouse did not work. Additionally, the mouse did not appear in the System Devices, and when I try to "Add Hardware" there is NO option for any kind of mouse! Deleting my COM1 port has done no good nor has rebooting the computer. The mouse is never found at reboot or through Add Hardware. Any ideas? Something corrupted in the shutdown? -- Grace & Peace, Darris. |
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Serial mouse has disappeared [djb]
Try the BIOS of your computer. It's likely 'disabled', the COM port that is.
"djbrock" wrote in message ... I have a Windows XP Pro edition, with SP2 et. al. I have a Mitsumi Electronics mouse. I have an AMD K6 processor. Problem: I had to shutdown the computer improperly because of a rare hang up. Upon rebooting the mouse did not work. Additionally, the mouse did not appear in the System Devices, and when I try to "Add Hardware" there is NO option for any kind of mouse! Deleting my COM1 port has done no good nor has rebooting the computer. The mouse is never found at reboot or through Add Hardware. Any ideas? Something corrupted in the shutdown? -- Grace & Peace, Darris. |
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Serial mouse has disappeared [djb]
Thanks, unfortunately it's not disabled. The System Devices shows that both
Com 1 and Com 2 are working. What is really puzzling me is why Windows doesn't give me the option to install a mouse. I can't figure that one out. Both of my other computers do. "Grandpa" wrote: Try the BIOS of your computer. It's likely 'disabled', the COM port that is. "djbrock" wrote in message ... I have a Windows XP Pro edition, with SP2 et. al. I have a Mitsumi Electronics mouse. I have an AMD K6 processor. Problem: I had to shutdown the computer improperly because of a rare hang up. Upon rebooting the mouse did not work. Additionally, the mouse did not appear in the System Devices, and when I try to "Add Hardware" there is NO option for any kind of mouse! Deleting my COM1 port has done no good nor has rebooting the computer. The mouse is never found at reboot or through Add Hardware. Any ideas? Something corrupted in the shutdown? -- Grace & Peace, Darris. |
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Serial mouse has disappeared [djb]
Apparently the problem is that the mouse had died. A new serial mouse fixed
the problem. Thanks. "djbrock" wrote: Thanks, unfortunately it's not disabled. The System Devices shows that both Com 1 and Com 2 are working. What is really puzzling me is why Windows doesn't give me the option to install a mouse. I can't figure that one out. Both of my other computers do. "Grandpa" wrote: Try the BIOS of your computer. It's likely 'disabled', the COM port that is. "djbrock" wrote in message ... I have a Windows XP Pro edition, with SP2 et. al. I have a Mitsumi Electronics mouse. I have an AMD K6 processor. Problem: I had to shutdown the computer improperly because of a rare hang up. Upon rebooting the mouse did not work. Additionally, the mouse did not appear in the System Devices, and when I try to "Add Hardware" there is NO option for any kind of mouse! Deleting my COM1 port has done no good nor has rebooting the computer. The mouse is never found at reboot or through Add Hardware. Any ideas? Something corrupted in the shutdown? -- Grace & Peace, Darris. |
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